September 20, 2014
September 19, 2014
18.09.2014 Ukraine: les thèses principaux - Le président Porochenko a pris la parole devant la réunion conjointe du Sénat et du Congrès des Etats-Unis
Actualité du jour 18.09.2014 de l`agence d` information “Digests & Analytics Ukraine”
En dépit d'une baisse de la production industrielle les perspectives de la politique étrangère de l'Ukraine augmentent rapidement. Le soutien des Etats-Unis, du Canada et de l'UE rend possible un bond dans le développement du pays après la fin des hostilités. Dans le même temps, la Russie mène une formation intensive à l'invasion du territoire de Donbass, de la région de Rostov, de la Crimée et de la Transnistrie.
September 15, 2014
08-14/09/2014 Ukraine: Weekly Highlights - Heavy fighting continues in Donbass despite of a ceasefire signed
08-14.09.2014 Weekly Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
The “ceasefire” established in Minsk is not an obstacle for Russian troops and militants in the escalation of the conflict. Sanctions introduced by EU and US are not stopping Russian aggression in Ukraine. Ukrainian politicians are behaving like there is no war in the country. Economic forecasts for Ukraine are disappointing.
September 08, 2014
01-07.09.2014 Ukraine: Weekly Highlights - Summits of EC and NATO, Minsk protocol of truce in East Ukraine
01-07.09.2014 Weekly Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
On behalf of Ukraine, Ex-president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma has signed a cease-fire protocol with terrorists occupying Donbass, in the presence of Russian ambassador and OSCE representatives. NATO has held a summit in the Wales devoted to policies related to the Russian aggression in Ukraine. The European Parliament have decided to introduce additional sanctions against Russia and its puppets. Political parties are getting ready for the early elections against the backdrop of worsening of the situation in the eastern Ukraine and economic decline.
07/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - A shaky truce has taken hold in Donbas, which is regularly interrupted by terrorists
07.09.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
A shaky truce has taken hold in Donbas, which is regularly interrupted by terrorists shelling Ukrainian army positions and sleeping neighborhoods in cities. The exchange of prisoners is ongoing. Russia brings additional military hardware and troops to Donbas.
September 07, 2014
06/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Truce, established by the Minsk Protocol, has been immediately breached by terrorists
06.09.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
Russia pretended as if being ready to deescalate the conflict in Donbass via signing the truce protocol but almost simultaneously breached it via its militants. Europe intends to introduce additional sanctions against Russia on Monday.
Ukraine
- Central Elections Commission have formed 213 district commissions for the upcoming parliamentary elections planned for 26 of October. Elections will not be held in 12 districts according to the law on occupied territories status.
- Prime-minister Yatsenyuk has initiated creation of a temporary investigative commission on Ukrainian arms sales operations during the period of 2004-2014.
- As has been reported by the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry, due to the combat operations in Donbass, coal mining output declined two folds in August 2014 vs previous year. This puts a significant strain on coal supply for power stations and could push Ukraine to import energy coal.
War In Ukraine
- OSCE has published text of the cease-fire protocol,which was signed in Minsk by Ukrainian ex-president Kuchma, Russian Ambassador in Ukraine Zurabov, OSCE representative Tagliavini and terrorist organizations DPR and LPR. The protocol strongly echoes the ultimatum by Russian President Putin proclaimed two days earlier, and contains points that essentially make Ukraine lose control of some territories and undermine its sovereignty.
- Truce, established by the Minsk Protocol, has been immediately breached by Russian troops that shoot at a convoy in Luhans’k region, on the territory controlled by Ukrainian military. During the night, terrorists shelled outskirts of Mariupil with heavy artillery and multiple rocket launchers “Grad”. At the same time, the artillery shelling of Donets’k and Luhans’k has stopped. DPR militants have asked school teachers to start working from Monday, September 8. Russian ruble notes and Russian passports being delivered to Donets’k and Luhans’k. DPR terrorists are attempting to identify civilians loyal to Ukraine via school teachers. Humanitarian aid, escorted by representatives of the International Red Cross, hasn’t been able to reach Luhans’k due to the artillery shelling of the convoy. As per NSDC information, Russia has concentrated around 15 thousand troops on Ukrainian border in Kherson region.
- SBU has captured several terrorist groups accused of preparing terrorist attacks and collecting intelligence on Ukrainian troops in Mariupil, Luhans’k region and Kyiv.
International
- Press Relations department of the European Commission has informed, that the Association Agreement with Ukraine will be ratified via the fast-track procedure during the next session, which will be held in Strasbourg on September 15-18.
- An open letter by the President of the European Parliament Van Rompuy and the President of the European Commission Barroso declares that additional sanctions against Russia, Crimean authorities, terrorist “republics” and Russian oligarchs will be introduced on September 8.
- International experts from Malaysia and Australia hope to continue investigations of the Malaysian Airlines MH-17 flight crash site ASAP. Preliminary report on the catastrophe will be published on September 9 in the Hague.
- Moscow’s Lefortovsky court has put under arrest an Estonian security service employee, who has been kidnapped in Estonia.
Trends
- Ukrainian society questions authorities on legality of the truce protocol signed in Minsk with representatives of terrorists organizations.
- DPR ad LPR terrorists act according to their initial plans of Donbass cessation from Ukraine and unification with Russia.
September 04, 2014
03/09/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights -The World is waiting for the decisions of the NATO summit in Wales - Russia builds a new "hot zone" in Eastern Ukraine
03.09.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
Intensity of combat activities have slightly declined in Donbass. Russian troops are strengthening their positions within the seized territories. This could lead to the formation of the "hot zone" in eastern Ukraine, analogous to Transdnestria or Abkhazia. The World is waiting for the decisions of the NATO summit in Wales.
August 31, 2014
30/08/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - The EU is ready to apply new sanctions against Russia - The defeat at Ilovais'k requires immediate action
30.08.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
Ukraine
- The criminal case against former head of Kharkiv regional administration M. Dobkin for activities against territorial integrity of the country has been closed in the absence of evidence of a crime.
- Experts believe that the shooting death of the former head of the State Property Fund V. Semeniuk is not a suicide.
- Central Elections Committee has registered an initiative of the “Bat’kivschyna” party on holding a referendum about Ukraine joining NATO, which is going to be carried out during parliamentary elections.
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine P. Klimkin said that the text of the Association Agreement with the EU can not be changed and will be ratified in its present form.
August 30, 2014
29/08/2014 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - Ukraine goes in NATO and the EU - Russian troops with support of mercenaries and terrorists of DPR and LPR are advancing to the Ukrainian territory
29.08.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
Ukraine
- Yatsenuk Government has submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a bill to amend non-aligned status of Ukraine. It chooses a course of participation in NATO and the EU, and a ban on participation in any post-Soviet economic, political or military alliances.
- Authorities in the Donetsk region are preparing housing for temporary refugees for the winter season. These will include summer vacation establishments, which have heating, and those where heating could be easily introduced.
August 29, 2014
28/08/14 Ukraine: Daily Highlights - President Poroshenko has cancelled his official visit to Turkey and issued an order to enforce secret decisions of NSDC - Situation in Donbass have rapidly deteriorated due to invasion by Russian troop
28.08.2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
Ukraine
- President Poroshenko has cancelled his official visit to Turkey for the inauguration of the President Erdogan due to a sharp worsening of the situation in Donbass and Russian invasion of Ukraine. In his speech at the NSDC he urged not to panic and called situation in Donbass extremely difficult but controlled. He has also informed that consultations have started at the level of military headquarters of Russia and Ukraine, aimed to establish border control and exchange of prisoners of war. President Poroshenko issued an order to enforce decisions of NSDC from 27th of August. Most parts of the document are being kept secret. He as well approved military plan for Donbass for the nearest future. Deputy head of the Presidential Administration Zubko stressed that introduction of the martial law is of benefit for aggressor, because as he said the country introducing such law can’t receive military and technical support from other countries.
- As claimed by the Advisor of the Minister of Internal Affairs Gerashenko, the ministry fully supports immediate introduction of the martial law.
August 06, 2014
05/08/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
Ukraine
- Pechersky District Court of Kyiv, based on the evidence submitted by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, decided to arrest citizens of Russian Federation Zyuganov, Zhirinovsky, Shoigu, Tymchenko and Malofeeva for financing of terrorism and incitement to violate the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
- National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) continue sharp devaluation of the national currency: 12.29 UAH / 1$ (-11 cop), 16.50 UAH / € (-19 cop), 3.45 UAH / 10 RUB 10 (-4 cop).During the day quotes fluctuated within the following ranges: 12,25-12,52 UAH / 1$ 16,39-16,70 UAH / 1€. NBU went on a stock exchange, but this haven’t brought down excessive demand for foreign currencies. The regulator explains the spike by political instability of the last week and hopes to replenish currency reserves from coming sales of agricultural producers.Market traders worked out applications for foreign currency purchases from July 31.
- President Poroshenko appointed former secretary of the National Security & Defense Council, served during Kuchma times Vladimir Gorbulin, as director of the National Institute for Strategic Studies.
- The state has decided to increase the capital of "Naftogaz" by 63 billion UAH to 96.6 billion UAH, ie three times, through issue of additional shares and confirmed state ownership. Financing of the transactions will be done through the exchange of sovereign bonds with a yield no higher than 14.3% per annum.
August 04, 2014
28.07-03.08.2014 Weekly Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
Ukraine
- Russian army continues shelling Ukrainian Armed Forces from its territory, using multiple rocket launchers and artillery. Aircraft and helicopters of Russian Air Forces routinely violate Ukrainian airspace, but are not shot down so far. Columns of armored vehicles, artillery, multiple rocket launchers, ammunition trucks and mercenaries, penetrate from Russia to Ukraine through the part of land borders, controlled by terrorists of LPR.
- Terrorists are shelling residential areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Avdiivka, Shakhtarsk and Terez with multiple rocket launchers "Grad" and artillery, civilian casualties are reported.
- Mayor of Stakhanov, "information minister" of DPR Bloha and Mayor of Popasnaya have been arrested for collaboration with terrorists.
- Ukrainian troops with a rapid maneuver split the group of terrorists in Debalcevo, captured the strategic heights Saur-Mohyla, are fighting for Torez, Snizhne, Shakhtersk, Pervomais'k, Luhansk, Donetsk stripped from militants are Ilovajsk, Avdiyivka, Debalcevo.
August 02, 2014
UKRAINE: JULY, 2014 Monthly Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
Politics
- President Poroshenko appealed to the international community, asking to recognize DPR and LPR as international terrorist organizations.
- US, Canada and EU imposed sectoral sanctions against largest Russian companies and banks, as well as against those from terrorist organizations and Crimea, and also to the inner circle of Russian President Putin.
- Archbishop of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Vladimir passed away. Archbishop of Moscow didn’t attend the funeral "to avoid provocations"
- Parliamentary groups «Udar» and «Svoboda» left the parliamentary coalition, allowing president Poroshenko appoint parliamentary re-elections.
- Ukrainian Parliament adopted majority of bills, proposed by Ukrainian government,
July 28, 2014
21-27/07/2014 Weekly Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
War in Ukraine
- Ukrainian troops captured Shakhtersk city that dissected DPR and LPR terrorist groups and interrupted weapons and mercenaries supply chain to Donetsk. Antiterrorist coalition forces liberated Rubezhne, Soledar, Dzerzhinsk, Lysychansk and Severodonetsk, as well as started operation to clean Debalcevo, Pervomaisk and Torrez from terrorists. Since the beginning of anti-terrorist operations, ⅔ of territory previously controlled by terrorists have been already cleared, according to the information center of the NSDC.
- Russian troops, in close cooperation with terrorists, shelled Ukrainian positions with artillery and multiple rocket launchers from Russian territory. Russia continue to supply terrorists with military equipment, gear, arms, ammunition and mercenaries, through section of the border in the Luhansk region, not guarded by Ukrainian border guards.
- Russia continues to concentrate troops on the border of Ukraine, the threat of invasion is still high.
- Terrorists shelled residential areas of Donbass cities with mortars and multiple rocket launch systems "Grad", dozens of civilians have been killed and injured, numerous houses and public buildings - destroyed. Bandits rob shops, steal cars, announced mobilization of men and curfew in the cities on the territory they control.
- Terrorists shot down two Ukrainian military SU-25 jets with MANPADS over the combat area. Ukrainian military does not exclude that missiles could be launched from the Russian territory.
- Results of preliminary analysis of "black boxes" from Malaysian Airlibes Boeing 777 crashed in Tores, confirm that the plane was shot down by a missile. Research of collected evidence is ongoing in the UK. Ukraine transferred the rights to investigate the incident to the Netherlands. Dead bodies of passengers transferred to the Netherlands for identification. DPR terrorists block access of international experts to the crash site and destroying evidence.
Economy
- Gazprom and Centragas company, belonging to Mr. Firtash, started to liquidate the joint RosUkrEnergo venture, kneaded in a high-profile corruption scandals.
- Official exchange rate OF Ukrainian Hryvnia slightly weakened during the week. Foreign exchange market practically didn’t react to parliament coalition dissolution and dismissal of the government.
- Naftogaz estimated the cost of the Ukrainian gas transport system at the level of $ 25-35 billion, depending on the profitability of the transit business.
- EU imposed additional sanctions against terrorists, persons involved in supporting terrorists in Donbas and number of companies and organizations involved in financing of terrorism and arms supplies.
Politics
- Parliamentary groups “Udar” and “Freedom” left ruling coalition and thus launched the process of parliament reelection, as announced by speaker Turchinov during Verkhovna Rada meeting. Communist Party fraction have been dissolved by a separate decision.
- Prime Minister Yatsenyuk resigned, appointing vice-premie minister Groisman as acting PM, due to the refusal of the Verkhovna Rada to vote for government bills to reorganize the gas transportation system and to fundi anti-terrorist operation.
- President Poroshenko signed a decree on partial mobilization of men of different ages for the rotation of armed forces within the antiterrorism operation zone. Both under and postgraduate students are out of scope of mobilization.
- Kremenchug mayor Babaev was killed on July 26 by unidentified killer. Lviv mayor's house was fired with grenade launcher the same day. Police qualifies both cases as terrorist acts.
- Dozens of mining reports of public buildings and shopping centers received in Kiev and Lviv. The information has not been confirmed, but the situation remains tense.
- White House spokesman blamed Russia and President Putin personally for the terrorist act that led to the catastrophe of the Malaysian Airlines passenger airliner.
- National Council on Radio and Television broadcasting in Ukraine has banned four Russian TV channels for dissemination of deliberately false information.
- Voronezh court upheld the detention of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, kidnapped by LPR terrorists and illegally detained on the territory of Russia.
- President Poroshenko appealed to the international community to recognize the LPR and DPR as international terrorist organizations.
July 22, 2014
21/07/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
Ukraine
- President of Ukraine Poroshenko, based on decision of the National Security & Defense Council,submitted for approval to Parliament the decree on partial mobilization, aimed for national defense from proliferation of threat of terrorism and challenge to state security from attack from Russia.
- Parliamentary from "Batkivshyna" group, Kozhemjakin, stated earlier today at the conciliatory council, that President Poroshenko plans to dissolve the Parliament on August 26, as well as that groups «Udar» and «Svoboda» will leave coalition in advance before the event.
- Ukrzaliznytsa re-opened high-speed rail communication with Hundai trains in Donetsk region, on the Kiev - Druzhkivka route. Druzhkivka have been previously liberated from terrorists by Ukrainian army.
- National Bank set the following exchange rates of Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH): 11.65 UAH / 1$ (+1 cop), 15.76 UAH / 1€ (+1 cop), 3.31 UAH / 10 RUR (-3 cop).
Malaysian airlines flight catastrophe
- Prime Minister of Ukraine Yatsenyuk announced at the briefing that Ukrainian authorities are ready to pass the leadership of Malaysian airliner catastrophe investigation to Netherlands.
- Vice Prime Minister Groisman, Head of the Government Investigation Commission of the catastrophe, said at a briefing that all bodies have been found at the crash site. Train with the bodies have been sent to Donetsk, and then will approach in Kharkiv, for further examination and identification.
- President Poroshenko said in an interview with CNN that he’ve appealed to the US Congress with proposal to recognize DPR and LPR as international terrorist organizations .
- During meetings and telephone conversations with the foreign ministers of Malaysia, representative of the Prime Minister of Australia and the President of Poland, President of Ukraine Poroshenko notified partners that Ukraine is ready to provide international experts all the necessary materials, but terrorists are trying to destroy the evidence of their crime and prevent the investigation.
- Based on the analysis of shrapnel holes images from the airplane housing wreckages, international experts concluded that missile hit the plane near the front of the cargo, and that it have been shot released from the missile system known as "Buk".
July 21, 2014
20/07/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency
Ukraine
- Chairman of the Odessa Regional State Administration Palica reported on Facebook, that multibillionaire Akhmetov refused to provide aid to Donetsk refugees.
Malaysian airlines flight catastrophe
- During teleconference with Australian Prime Minister Abbott President of Ukraine Poroshenko said that international police mission would be of great help in the investigation of the crash of a Malaysian Airlines airplane, as well as ensure that dead bodies will not be sneered by marauding militias.
- Chairman of the State Investigation Commission Groisman stressed that safety of international experts at the crash site couldn’t be guaranteed, as the crash site is controlled by armed terrorists. Therefore each country should decide to send the experts on their own risk. 251 bodies and 86 fragments of bodies have been found as of Sunday, 20 of July at the crash site.
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